The Student Achievement Measure is supported by six sponsoring associations, working together to provide a more comprehensive and accurate picture of student progress and completion as students move across institutions and state boundaries.

Boise State University

As one of the top public universities in the Northwest, Boise State University strives to be known not only for the region’s finest undergraduate education but also for outstanding research and graduate programs. With more than 22,000 students representing Idaho, the nation and the world, Boise State’s diverse population includes many nontraditional students as well as those enrolling directly from high school. The breadth of programs and services Boise State offers, combined with its unique location, make it one of the nation’s best places to live and learn. Idaho’s metropolitan university has academic programs in eight colleges — Arts and Sciences, Business and Economics, Education, Engineering, Health Sciences, Honors, Social Sciences and Public Affairs, and Graduate Studies — with a full-time faculty of more than 650. Boise State faculty members are dedicated to excellence in teaching, research and creative activity.
Students can enhance classroom learning by interning with the State Legislature, government agencies, or one of the many private businesses or industries in the area. They also can study abroad in more than 50 countries. Students have the opportunity to work with and study under some of the West’s most respected scientists, artists, researchers and educators. And more than 200 student organizations guarantee plenty of opportunity for fun.

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Boise State University in the Fall of 2010. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from Boise State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)

Students who started at Boise State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()

Students who started at and are still enrolled at Boise State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().

Students who started at Boise State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().

Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.

The SAM Full-time Bachelor's Degree model tracks a group of students who started a bachelor's degree program at Boise State University in the Fall of 2010. The students' progress toward a degree is reported within 4, 5, and 6 years. The same group of students is included in the results for every year.

The sections of the SAM chart represent the proportion of students in the original group with the following five outcomes.

Students who started at and graduated from Boise State University are represented by the darker purple bar with the solid black bar underneath (). (This section of the chart Within 6 Years is approximately the same as the federal graduation rate, but it may differ slightly for each institution.)

Students who started at Boise State University and then transferred to and graduated from another institution are represented by the lighter purple bar with the white stripe underneath ()

Students who started at and are still enrolled at Boise State University are represented by the darker aqua bar with two white stripes underneath ().

Students who started at Boise State University and then transferred to and are still enrolled at another institution are represented by the lighter aqua bar with the bottom white stripe ().

Students from the original group whose status is unknown are represented by the green bar with the top white stripe (). These students may have graduated or still be enrolled somewhere, but their status could not be determined conclusively.